The Real Meaning Behind Instagram Hashtags

#bnw_captures – took a photo that sucked, converted it to black and white in the vain hope that it might improve it – it did not#nofilter – Maybe not applied in Instagram, but almost certainly processed to fuck and back in Photoshop. This tag is generally only used after a painful process of self-realisation in which the Instagrammer discovers that every single one of their 9,000 over-saturated eye-bleeding nightmare-like photographs is vile.#travelstoke– unemployed hipsters photographing their feet in picturesque locations from a mattress in the back of a 20 year old Transit van.#wanderlust – as per travelstoke only without the van#natgeo– lol#modelsofinstagram– Tiffany, 19 years old, failed hair-dresser, currently showcasing her spray-tan and bolt-on tits in the hope of becoming an ‘influencer’#sensual_ladies – As above only in a plus size#dronestagram – bomb shot of a beach that could be anywhere on the planet (except maybe Woking) processed using a high contrast Lightroom preset#ishootfilm– I’m edgy and desperately trying to differentiate myself from the million other photographers told by friends and family that they ought to ‘go pro’ because they’re ‘really good’#fashionphotographer – Brian (22) photographing his girlfriend Nadine (20 – sucking on a lollypop) on city roof-tops and train stations#boudoirphotography– Mature woman who has applied make-up with a trowel wearing ill-advised crotchless knickers posing on a brass bedstead with scarfs tied lightly around her wrists while her husband nurses a painful erection from the shadows behind the photographer#uas– drone flier with a licence who stopped calling his/her drone a drone the day he/she passed a two day test in a sports field and was charged several thousand dollars for the honour#picoftheday– just padding out to my 30th hashtag#goldenratio – never, ever the golden ratio#streetart – photograph taken of something artistic by someone who isn’t#moodygrams – light rain and a street lamp#justgoshoot – quantity over quality#photography– I’ve given up the will to live#fineartphotographer – Wanker with delusions of grandure#foodgram– Eggs benedict on sourdough that went cold while the photographer tested all 900 filter permutations in Snapseed#concertphotographer – Postage stamp sized stage about a kilometre away from the photographer#urbanphotography – piss-stinking alleyway filtered with crushed blacks#explorer– gap year snapshots of monkeys in Thailand#dronebois – drone shot taken in contravention of at least three national airspace laws#astrography – bloke shining an LED torch up into the sky#global_hotshotz – every photo ever posted on Instagram must have this tag, but nobody knows why#jaw_dropping_shotz– 100% saturation and clarity#wildlifephotography – zoo animals photographed with a long lens in order to look like they were in the Serengeti and not London#madwhips – Suburu with a body kit, side skirts and an exhaust system#leadinglines – a railway track#abstract– blurred#instagood– categorically shite#selfshot– duckface narcissist

Photo of the Day

Thanks for all the votes, yesterday. I said I’d share a photo from the runner-up today and so, here it is. This is Lake Conjola filmed from the drone above Green Island and looking over to the west at sunrise, this time last year 🙂Like it? Put it on your wall – http://shop.andyhutchinson.com.au/p682521297Find all previous Photos of the Day in the archive – http://shop.andyhutchinson.com.au/f892423141Just want to buy me a coffee? http://ko-fi.com/A622C34